TERENURE COLLEGE, DUBLIN 6

Terenure College Senior School is a Voluntary Catholic Secondary School under the Trusteeship of the Irish Province of Carmelites.  It is a fee-paying College for boys.  There are approximately 60 whole-time teachers and 5 part-time teachers employed by Terenure College Senior School.  A number of members of the Carmelite Order are part of the staff.

Terenure College was entitled to apply for a 50% grant through The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland under the Better Energy Community Scheme to improve the energy efficiency of the college and reduce their reliance of fossil fuels.

An energy assessment of the college was completed to establish how we could help them to

  • Save on their energy bills
  • Save on the running costs of this college

It was decided an 11kw PV Photovoltaic system would be installed.  This would consist of forty two PV Panels roof mounted with an SMA Inverter.

By installing this 11kw PV System Terenure College have reduced their electricity bills by approximately €1700.00 per annum.

Average Annual Savings:

9500 / 10 000 kilowatt hours per annum.  Approximately 1700.00 euro

System Size of PV:

11 KW PV System

“Our team is dedicated to provide energy saving solutions to house holders and businesses as part of an ongoing quest to improve energy efficiency and help Ireland meet its energy obligations of a 33% reduction in energy consumption by 2020”.

Micheal Smith – M&C Hybrid Energy Ltd.

The job was completed by M&C Hybrid Energy Ltd, PV Accredited Installer.